Vincentian Family
Plastic – A Day of Trying to Break Dependence
I’m a prisoner to plastic. It’s hard to admit. My brain is plastered with multiple social media images of “plastic...
A Source of Vincentian Reflection on Pentecost
As I was thinking Pentecost thoughts I focused on the passage in Acts. 'It will come to pass in the last days,' God...
Called to Love: Policy and Advocacy
Charity is not charity unless accompanied by justice. --St. Vincent de Paul Seeking lasting justice and peace in our...
New Director General Daughters of Charity
Embargo date 1/27/2014 Fr. Bernard Schoepfer, C.M. Appointed New Director General of Daughters of Charity. Fr. G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, announced that he has appointed Fr. Bernard...
Animated guide to American football
Mashable.com writes... "If the most important parts to your Super Bowl festivities include the half-time show, commercials and finger foods, you may want a little football refresher so you can enjoy the game to the fullest extent. Luckily, we now have an all-inclusive...
Formation Friday – Essential Readings
For those new to Vincentian Spirituality, or those simply looking to review our basic elements VinFormation offers the following Essential Reading Vincentian Spirituality Seeing Christ in the Poor Vincentian Virtues and Charism Vincentian Mission in Today’s World...
Vincent de Paul Society – Prime Minister’s Award
St Vincent de Paul Society wins Prime Minister’s "Big Society Award" The Prime Minister of Britain has recognized the contribution that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been making to care for people in need in England and Wales by granting the Big Society...
Mary, Women, Vincentian Family Today
Aidan Rooney CM offers some powerful insights and challenges regarding Mary, Women and the Vincentian Family Today. "Mary will lead us (the Vincentian Family) to the poor Christ". Father is from New York City and is serving in El Alto, Bolivia, as part of the...
Holy Hangout – Daughters of Charity missionaries
Learn from the Daughters of Charity who have served in the mission fields of a variety of countries. They now have an abbreviated form a full Google Chat of January 17th in which they share their experiences, challenges and how God has grown them to serve people,...
Vincentian Contributions – New Evangelization
Vincentian Contributions to the New Evangelization by: Celestino Fernández, CM Presented during the Formation Sessions for the leaders of the Vincentian Family (Paris, January 18th, 2014) Evangelization, the task of all Christians Some clarifications with regard to...
Saturday Study Hall – How to know Vincent
What is the best way to study about Vincent? Although Vincent himself did not write books we do have about 4,000 letters and a a host of bibliographies. This edition of Saturday Study Hall offers Thomas Davitt, CM perspectives
Formation Fridays – Getting the big picture
VinFormation has created visual guides to Vincentian Family Saints, Vincent’s life and times, and various groups in the Vincentian Family.